Finally Woken
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| Released | 23 March 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2003 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop, electronica, pop rock, folktronica | |||
| Length | 41:53 | |||
| Label | ATO | |||
| Producer | Jem, Yoad Nevo, Ge-ology | |||
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Finally Woken is the debut studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Jem, released initially in the United States on 23 March 2004, with ATO Records.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| PopMatters | Mixed[5] |
| Q Magazine | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Yahoo! Music |   [8] |
Artwork
The young girl on the cover is a photograph of a young Jem that was taken by her father; the colours were changed for different territories, with the USA receiving a yellow edition, the UK receiving a blue edition and Europe and Australia receiving a green edition. The UK and European editions were re-issued in 2005 with a new cover, featuring a new photograph of Jem on the front. The album was released with different artwork. The UK release features the orange/red effect whilst foreign covers include a green cover for Australia, and US with a blue one.[citation needed]
Critical reception
Announced as America's biggest British female debut artist of 2004;[9] Jem initially established herself in the United States before garnering any attention or airplay in her native United Kingdom. Regardless, her reception from critics, upon the release of her album worldwide in 2005, have been generally favourable.
This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2004 (rank #69).[citation needed] It has sold over 500,000 copies in the UK as of January 2009 [10] and, as of 4 July 2009, had sold 332,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [11]
Reviews of the album were good. Rolling Stone complimented her "sense of sonic humor".[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "They" | Jem Griffiths, Gerard Young (Ge-ology) | Yoad Nevo, Jem, Ge-ology | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Come on Closer" | Jem, Young | Yoad Nevo, Jem, Ge-ology | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Finally Woken" | Jem | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Save Me" | Jem, Young | Yoad Nevo, Jem, Ge-ology | 3:33 |
| 5. | "24" | Jem, Justin Griffiths | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Missing You" | Jem, J. Griffiths | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Wish I" | Jem | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Just a Ride" | Jem, Mike Caren | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Falling for You" | Jem, Nick Coler, Brian Higgins | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Stay Now" | Jem, Klas.B Wahl, Nick Whitecross | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Flying High" | Jem, Paul Herman | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 41:53 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "They" (Cut Chemist Remix) | Jem, Young | Cut Chemist | 3:14 |
Personnel
- Jem Griffiths – vocals, executive production
Additional musicians'
- Danny Griffin – bass
- Justin Griffiths – acoustic guitar
- Paul Herman – acoustic guitar
- Nick Ingman – conductor, string arrangements
- Israel Nachum – drums
- Yoad Nevo – acoustic guitar, banjo, bass guitar, percussion, electric guitar, keyboard, sitar, double bass, Spanish guitar, mini harp, water bottle, co-production, mixing, mastering, recording
Technical personnel
- A. Cherry – photography (front cover)
- Lloyd Gardiner – engineering
- Ge-Ology – co-production
- Michael Lavine – photography (booklet portraits)
- Paul Topp – photography (back cover)
Charts
| Chart | Date of entry | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Top 75[12] | 6 March 2005 | 6 |
| Ireland Albums Top 75[12] | 10 April 2005 | 15 |
| Australia Albums Top 50[12] | 19 June 2005 | 36 |
| Austria Albums Top 75[12] | 9 October 2005 | 73 |
| Dutch Albums Top 100[12] | 17 July 2005 | 98 |
| Billboard Top 200 | 197 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Finally Woken – Jem". metacritic. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. Finally Woken at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2004.
- ^ Vincintelli, Elisabeth (26 March 2004). "Finally Woken Jem > Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 757. p. 73. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (17 March 2004). "Jem, Finally Woken > Review". The Guardian. Friday Review p. 18. Retrieved 12 December 2006.
- ^ Hogan, Marc (14 June 2004). "Jem: It All Starts Here". PopMatters. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Q Magazine: 100. March 2005.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) Cited at "Finally Woken – Jem > Critic Reviews". metacritic. Retrieved 8 December 2007. - ^ a b Sinagra, Laura (13 May 2004). "Jem: Finally Woken". Rolling Stone. No. 948. p. 73.
- ^ Britten, Anna (6 April 2005). "Jem – Finally Woken > Music Album Review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "Singer Jem breaks into UK charts". BBC. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Jem: Down to Earth". the Guardian. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Falling into place". Billboard. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "ACharts". Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Jem – Finally Woken". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 September 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Finally Woken in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.